TSN posted a 2:55 pre-game clip with James Cybulski, who discusses the Leafs' rookies and Ron Wilson's hope that the Leafs will catch the Red Wings "not focused tonight." He hopes to crash the Wings' party, while Luke Schenn, Pavel Kubina, and Jason Blake discuss the challenge of playing the Wings on their banner-raising night.

Nicklas Lidstrom says that he knows that teams will gun for them and will be ready to play against them even more than usual because they're the Cup champs, and they have to be ready for it. Marian Hossa says that the Red Wings have their own motivation to win Stanley Cups, and are never satisfied, so while his arrival equals greater expectations, the Wings have their own. Mike Babcock says that the Wings need to enjoy the celebration of last year and then focus on this year, because as of Friday, they'll be one up or one down. Cybulski says that the Wings are concerned about a flat start...

Sportsnet posted a 46-second clip of Ron Wilson discussing his goal of taking the Wings out, Alex Steen talks about Detroit's puck-moving ability, and former Blue Jamal Mayers wants to "knock" the Wings off at what he believes is the best time to do so.